November/December 2005 - Vol. 64, No. 11/12
2005 National Book Festival
Cover Story
The Library's fifth annual National Book Festival drew record attendance
to the National Mall and featured dozens of authors, poets and storytellers
in a celebration of read.
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CULTIVATING CREATIVITY
A remarkable pavillion, sponsored by the Library at the National Book Festival, featured games, exhibitions and various outlets for expression. -
WAR STORIES
At the National Book Festival, the Library’s Veterans History Project introduced 'Forever a Soldier,' a new book of firsthand accounts of war experiences. -
LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE
The Book festical played host to the national winners of a creative writing contest for children. -
HELP AFTER THE HURRICANE
The Library partnered with other groups to supply relief to libraries devastated from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. -
DISABILITY DISCUSSION
A member of the National Council on Disability reviewed the challenges of the disabled in the workplace in speech at the Library. -
THE WASHINGTON THAT IS AND COUND HAVE BEEN
A new book from the Library features architectural designs for Washington-area monuments and buildings. -
MIRROR TO AMERICA
Civil rights pioneer and historian John Hope Franklin discussed his new autobiography in a Library presentation. -
POET'S PERFORMANCE
Ted Kooser began his second term as Poet Laureate with a reading of new works. -
CELEBRATING NATIVE CULTURE
The executive director of the National Congress of American Indians delivered the keynote address for the Library’s Native American Heritage Month.